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Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person stops breathing repeatedly while sleeping. Sleep apnea can affect anyone at any age, including children. Risk factors include being overweight, male gender, being over forty years of age, having a family history of sleep apnea, having a larger neck size, or having larger tonsils. If left untreated sleep apnea could lead to hypertension, stroke, or heart problems such as a heart attack, heart failure, or irregular heart beat. Sleep apnea can cause you to be less productive at work or school and increases your chances of having a car accident because of your sleep loss. There are two types of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea.
Before diagnosing sleep apnea you must understand what it is. Sleep apnea occurs when someone has completely stopped breathing for 10 seconds or more while they are sleeping. Sometimes these apnea episodes completely wake a person, other times they just bring someone to a shallow level of sleep from a deep level. This interrupted sleep may not be noticed by the person with the sleep apnea, instead it may alert your bed partner. There are two types of sleep apnea: central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea occurs when the brain doesn’t send the signal to breathe to the breathing muscles. This is more common in people with brain injuries or heart diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea means the airway has actually been obstructed by your tongue going backwards or enlarged tonsils. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder.
If you have symptoms of sleep apnea your doctor may ask you to have a sleep apnea test done at a sleep disorder center. This test would be done after a physical exam and medical history. People who have sleep apnea in their family history are at a higher risk for sleep apnea themselves. A sleep study (polysomnogram) is a multiple-component test that electronically transmits and records specific physical activities while you are sleeping. In a polysomnogram an EEG is used to record brain wave activity, an EMG records such things as teeth grinding, an EOG to record eye movements which tells the sleep stage you are in, an EKG for your heart rate, a nasal airflow sensor to record airflow, and a snore microphone records your snoring activity. All of these results are then read by a sleep specialist and given to your doctor to determine if you have sleep apnea.
If you have a mild case of obstructive sleep apnea you may be able to fix the problem by doing some behavioral changes. These changes include changing your position while sleeping; sometimes apneas occur only in a certain position which is usually lying flat on your back. Obesity is a contributive factor to obstructive sleep apnea. Losing 10% of your body weight would improve your sleep apnea. Some people with sleep apnea find this hard to do because the sleep loss leaves them too tired to exercise; in turn making them gain more weight which worsens the sleep apnea. If the apnea is treated a different way it usually leads to people being able to lose weight since they won’t be as tired.
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That’s it take the LP, throw the Bananas a PEAL!!!!
of all the possible combinations of things….
nice vid i like this song
Sleep Apnea effects more than 12 million Americans! More over weight people and diabetics have sleep apnea. It usually effects men over 40 who are over weight. There are 3 types of Sleep Apnea:
1.) Obstructive…soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses and closes during sleep.
2.) Central…The brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe.
3.) Mixed…Combination of both of the
above.
You can learn more on the American Sleep Apnea Association website:
http://www.sleepapnea.org
This whole nation is over weight or diabetic so go figure why everyone has sleep apnea!
Being over weight is the norm now.
It sounds a bit hard to believe! I have never heard of it, but the doctor would be committing a serious error if he was lying or "joking" without making it clear that he was joking. I have done some research and nothing shows that weight loss is a side effect of the treatment.
Take a look at the info below
Is it the BiPap?
Fucking brilliant.
Quite.
have your PCP refer you to a pulmonologist.
I KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS:
>>>>>> BUT YOU NEED TO READ ALL THESE ANSWERS !!!!<<<<<<<
I HAD INSURANCE !!! BUT DID NOT GET PROPER SLEEP TREATMENT UNTIL LAST YEAR. I AM NOW 61 YEARS OLD AND I SWEAR TO GOD I FEEL LIKE I HAVE REGAINED BACK OVER 40 YEARS OF MY LIFE!
I APPARENTLY NEVER KNEW WHAT SLEEP WAS!
DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO GO TO A SLEEP CLINIC, BEG WHATEVER YOU CAN IF YOU HAVE APNEA, AND YOU GET A CPAP YOU WILL SHORTLY BE A NEW YOU!!!
FOLLOW THE DOCTORS DIRECTIONS ORDERS, AND ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL THINGS WILL HAPPEN!
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A CPAP COMPANY HAS A PROGRAM, MY DAUGHTER IS ON A MEDICAL PLAN FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR FREE AS SHE DOES MOSTLY CHARITY WORK FOR OTHERS. ONLY A DOCTOR WILL KNOW THIS, OR SALESMAN OF A CPAP MACHINE , AT ANY RATE IT WOULD CENTER AROUND A CLINIC.
I AM POSITIVE THAT THE CLINIC WILL WORK OUT SOMETHING REASONABLE. BUT THE RETAIL COST OF THE MACHINE IS $2000.00 AND THAT OVERNIGHT STAY CAN COST JUST ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT IT TO. IF A PERSON HAS INSURANCE THEY MAKE IT 2 NIGHTS AND A TOTAL COST OF SAY $15,000.00+ TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE CLINIC. WITHOUT INSURANCE THEY CAN DO IT IN ONE NIGHT AT A COST OF FROM NOTHING TO SOME NOMINAL FEE PAID OVER TIME WORKED OUT AHEAD OF TIME.
MAIN THING IS SEE A DOCTOR WITH A CLINIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR ADVISE! IT WILL BE THE BEST THING YOU WILL EVER DO FOR YOURSELF!
JUST ASK AT THE CLINIC NEAREST YOU!
I SWEAR YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT! AND IF YOU ARE MARRIED, AND OLDER I KNOW YOUR WIFE WILL GET THE POINT!
GOOD LUCK AND GOOD DREAMS,
APS
Love McBragg! Have most of them on video.
Not a tool fan, but this makes me think about how cool IRON MAIDEN’s “ACES HIGH” would sound with this! Nice job!
Unfortunatly this is not from sleep apnea treatment, it sounds like he is a jerk. The symptoms you list are more common in pretreatment. I'm assuming he uses a Bipap or had a UPPP, there is also a chance that the treatment is not working. I think that what he really needs is counceling. What he is doing is more common in narcotics users which is also a possibility.
great song. love it.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment for sleep apnea which may help to stop snoring. But one need to use it properly, also till it is recommended. CPAP may eliminate snoring and prevent sleep apnea. It has some side effects like dry or stuffy nose, sore eyes, bloating of stomach, skin irritation etc.
Some treatment includes- surgery, dental appliances, Tracheostomy, Maxillomandibular advancement, etc. All these are possible treatments which may be used according to the severity of the disorder.
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this video is cool but they should get back Mcbragg Khyber Pass episode on youtube
i’ve never heard of mcbragg but i loooove tool.
anyway this show looks badass
My husband has the same problem…It takes longer than 2 months to get use to the CPAP….he had to change the device that covers your nose to a more comfortable one.
I don't think its the CPAP you are having trouble with..Its falling asleep and staying asleep.
Could be hormones making you stay awake and waking up early
Out of wack Hormones can make you stay awake and wake up every hour.
Check with your Doctor, antidepressent pills helped me sleep
McBragg too cool, us 40+ remember him well.
If you just start using a CPAP, and use it every single night, a minimum of 4 hours. You will begin to feel better, less sleepy, fewer headaches, well rested, lower blood pressure and all the other good things that come with unobstructed and continuous breathing.
At first you may not sleep as well, as you have to have time to adjust to wearing the CPAP mask. But eventually, if you stick with it, you'll wonder why you didn't seek treatment sooner!
Good luck with it!